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Moscow says Jeddah talks on Ukraine war 'pointless' without Russia
Aug 08, 2023 03:27Russia says without Moscow’s participation, a two-day meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine had no “slightest added value.”
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Japan PM throws weight behind JCPOA, ready to help its revival
Aug 07, 2023 12:09Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo supports the talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and is ready to help the sides in this regard.
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FM pursuing case of blocked funds in Japan: Spokesman
Aug 07, 2023 09:24Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic is pursuing the release of Iranian funds frozen in Japan due to US sanctions, adding that Tokyo has repeatedly announced its readiness to repatriate them.
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Major EU firms lose 100bn euros in Russian business: Report
Aug 07, 2023 08:28Major European financial firms have suffered at least 100 billion euros in direct losses from Russian markets since the outset of the Ukraine conflict back in February 2022, a new report unveils citing a survey study of their annual financial statements.
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NATO provocations among root causes of Ukraine war: Iran's FM
Aug 07, 2023 05:42Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has highlighted Iran’s efforts towards a political settlement to the Ukraine crisis, blaming the conflict on the US-led NATO military alliance and its provocations.
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France supplies long-range missiles to Ukraine
Aug 07, 2023 05:18France has reportedly made good its vow of supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine that can hit targets deep into Russia, with Kiev publishing footage of an undated video showing the Ukrainian president putting his signature on one of the missiles mounted on a bomber.
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Russia: West’s efforts to mobilize Global South behind Ukraine doomed to failure
Aug 07, 2023 05:08Russia has strongly criticized the efforts made by the West to mobilize the international community behind a peace plan proposed by Ukraine, saying such efforts are doomed to failure.
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Russia repels Ukraine drone attacks, launches retaliatory air strikes
Aug 06, 2023 10:16Russia on Sunday repelled Ukraine’s latest drone attacks and launched a multi-wave overnight retaliatory operation against targets in Ukraine.
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Ukraine shells civilian targets in Donetsk with cluster bombs twice in a day: Report
Aug 06, 2023 05:24Ukrainian armed forces shelled civilian targets, including a university, in the Russian-controlled Donetsk City with banned cluster munitions twice on Saturday, according to a report.
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Russia’s Medvedev calls for more attacks on Ukraine to counter drone attacks triggering eco-disaster
Aug 06, 2023 03:57Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, has called for “cruelty and force” in response to Kiev’s recent drone strikes on the Black Sea which he said are causing an environmental disaster in the region.